You can more easily manage list mail by creating a rule within your mail program which moves all mail with M_Boats: in the subject to a separate folder or location. Then, at your convenience, look through the subject lines in that folder, read what you wish, and delete the rest. All list mail will have M_Boats: in the subject.
That is a good idea, Keith. And to help everyone in deciding whether they want to read a particular message, be sure the subject line is relevant and informative about the subject.
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I use Outlook Express. Willl this work for me? If so can you contact me off this list at seagray@embarqmail.com to give me instructions. Thanks a lot. Joe Seafrog M17 ----- Original Message ----- From: htmills@zoominternet.net To: 'For and about Montgomery Sailboats' Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 11:27 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Too many emails (make subject lines relevant) That is a good idea, Keith. And to help everyone in deciding whether they want to read a particular message, be sure the subject line is relevant and informative about the subject.
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You can more easily manage list mail by creating a rule within your mail program which moves all mail with M_Boats: in the subject to a separate folder or location. Then, at your convenience, look through the subject lines in that folder, read what you wish, and delete the rest.
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I think this might be of wide enough interest that I'll post it here. Creating mail rules is much easier to DO than to DESCRIBE!!! Each version of Outlook Express is just a little different, so the exact wording or menu location may not match exactly, but the concept should see you through. Almost all mail programs have a similar capability for rules. I have Outlook Express 6. First, create a new mail folder by selecting NEW in the Outlook Express's FILE MENU, then select FOLDER. You will probably see a tree of your existing folders. Click on the folder where you want the new one to appear as a sub-folder. Selecting LOCAL FOLDER will put your new folder at the same tree level as the inbox, outbox, etc. That's where my MBOATS folder is. Give your new folder an appropriate name, like MBOATS, and click OK. If you get it wrong, you can drag the new folder to the tree location you want, or just right click on the new folder, DELETE it, and try again. (If you should make a horrible mistake and inadvertently delete an important folder, it should be in your DELETED ITEMS folder and can be dragged back to its original location. BE FEARLESS! <smile>) The TOOLS MENU has a choice for MESSAGE RULES then MAIL. Open that and look for the NEW button on the MAIL RULES tab. Clicking NEW should open a window divided into four sections: 1. Conditions 2. Actions 3. Description 4. Name In CONDITIONS, check "WHERE THE SUBJECT LINE CONTAINS SPECIFIC WORDS". In ACTIONS, check "MOVE TO A SPECIFIED FOLDER" and "STOP PROCESSING MORE RULES". Make sure you select MOVE TO and not COPY TO. DESCRIPTION should be automatically filled in with the actions you selected and hyperlinks where you define the details of the actions. Click on the CONTAINS SPECIFIC WORDS hyperlink and then type in M_Boats: Note that it's an underscore, not a hyphen. Then click ADD and OK. Click on the SPECIFIED FOLDER hyperlink and choose the folder you created at the beginning of this, then OK. NAME, Anything you like - I use MBOATS OK your way out of the dialogs and you've got a new rule. All list mail should now automatically be placed in your MBOATS folder rather than your inbox. I find that it is much faster to browse that folder than to read the digest. Contact me directly at montgomery_boats-owner@mailman.xmission.com if I've hopelessly confused you. I'll try to help. Keith Diehl Cottonwood Heights, UT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Murphy" <seagray@embarqmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 8:42 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Too many emails (make subject lines relevant)
I use Outlook Express. Willl this work for me? If so can you contact me off this list at seagray@embarqmail.com to give me instructions. Thanks a lot. Joe Seafrog M17 no privacy on the Internet!
Thanks Keith, Great explanation. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: Keith Diehl To: Montgomery Boats List Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 11:58 AM Subject: M_Boats: Outlook Express Rules (was: Too many emails (make subjectlines relevant)) I think this might be of wide enough interest that I'll post it here. Creating mail rules is much easier to DO than to DESCRIBE!!! Each version of Outlook Express is just a little different, so the exact wording or menu location may not match exactly, but the concept should see you through. Almost all mail programs have a similar capability for rules. I have Outlook Express 6. First, create a new mail folder by selecting NEW in the Outlook Express's FILE MENU, then select FOLDER. You will probably see a tree of your existing folders. Click on the folder where you want the new one to appear as a sub-folder. Selecting LOCAL FOLDER will put your new folder at the same tree level as the inbox, outbox, etc. That's where my MBOATS folder is. Give your new folder an appropriate name, like MBOATS, and click OK. If you get it wrong, you can drag the new folder to the tree location you want, or just right click on the new folder, DELETE it, and try again. (If you should make a horrible mistake and inadvertently delete an important folder, it should be in your DELETED ITEMS folder and can be dragged back to its original location. BE FEARLESS! <smile>) The TOOLS MENU has a choice for MESSAGE RULES then MAIL. Open that and look for the NEW button on the MAIL RULES tab. Clicking NEW should open a window divided into four sections: 1. Conditions 2. Actions 3. Description 4. Name In CONDITIONS, check "WHERE THE SUBJECT LINE CONTAINS SPECIFIC WORDS". In ACTIONS, check "MOVE TO A SPECIFIED FOLDER" and "STOP PROCESSING MORE RULES". Make sure you select MOVE TO and not COPY TO. DESCRIPTION should be automatically filled in with the actions you selected and hyperlinks where you define the details of the actions. Click on the CONTAINS SPECIFIC WORDS hyperlink and then type in M_Boats: Note that it's an underscore, not a hyphen. Then click ADD and OK. Click on the SPECIFIED FOLDER hyperlink and choose the folder you created at the beginning of this, then OK. NAME, Anything you like - I use MBOATS OK your way out of the dialogs and you've got a new rule. All list mail should now automatically be placed in your MBOATS folder rather than your inbox. I find that it is much faster to browse that folder than to read the digest. Contact me directly at montgomery_boats-owner@mailman.xmission.com if I've hopelessly confused you. I'll try to help. Keith Diehl Cottonwood Heights, UT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Murphy" <seagray@embarqmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 8:42 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Too many emails (make subject lines relevant)
I use Outlook Express. Willl this work for me? If so can you contact me off this list at seagray@embarqmail.com to give me instructions. Thanks a lot. Joe Seafrog M17 no privacy on the Internet!
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